Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)

Role overview

Lead cybersecurity engineering across the software lifecycle for mission applications and cloud services in defense environments. The role embeds security into Agile and DevSecOps delivery, engineers controls for authorization and ongoing monitoring, and supports cloud-native systems across multiple value streams and classification levels.

Responsibilities

- Integrate security requirements into cloud-native applications, Kubernetes or OpenShift platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and container workloads. - Implement and sustain controls for Risk Management Framework authorization, continuous authorization, and ongoing monitoring. - Assess vulnerabilities and technical risks, coordinate remediation, and support penetration tests and security control validation. - Apply Zero Trust architecture, container hardening, cloud security practices, STIGs, and secure configuration baselines. - Work with government stakeholders, cyber operations and penetration teams, developers, cloud engineers, and assessors to build security into delivery workflows. - Automate security activities and lead cybersecurity support across contract value streams.

Requirements

- Ability to integrate security controls throughout Agile and DevSecOps software delivery. - Experience with vulnerability assessment, risk mitigation, security control validation, and remediation. - Knowledge of RMF authorization, continuous monitoring, secure configuration standards, and STIGs. - Familiarity with cloud-native systems, Kubernetes or OpenShift, CI/CD, containers, and Zero Trust security approaches. - Ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, and assessment teams and balance mission needs with security objectives.

Benefits and work setup

Benefits listed include medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, a 401(k) plan with employer match, paid leave and holidays, and tuition and training reimbursement.